linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v3 13/21] ethtool: provide timestamping information in GET

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Date:   Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:00:48 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v3 13/21] ethtool: provide timestamping
 information in GET_INFO request

On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:22:29 +0100 (CET), Michal Kubecek wrote:
> Add timestamping information as provided by ETHTOOL_GET_TS_INFO ioctl
> command in GET_INFO reply if ETH_INFO_IM_TSINFO flag is set in the request.
> 
> Add constants for counts of HWTSTAMP_TX_* and HWTSTAM_FILTER_* constants
> and provide symbolic names for timestamping related values so that they can
> be retrieved in GET_STRSET and GET_INFO requests.

What's the reason for providing the symbolic names?

> Signed-off-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>